Public Hearing on Local Bills in the Maryland General Assembly

This coming Monday, November 30, there will be a public hearing on local bills that have been introduced in the General Assembly by MoCo State Senators and State Delegates. It will be in the hearing room of the County Council, at 100 Maryland Ave, Rockville MD 20850, on the 3rd floor.

Among other bills that will be considered are a bill to fill any vacancies in the MoCo Board of Education by election of the people rather than appointment by the remaining Bd of Ed members (I may testify on that), alcoholic beverage sales near schools and places of worship, changes in the way liquor is sold in MoCo (the county government now has a monopoly on that, the only such county monopoly in the country), additional early voting centers for MoCo, and many others.

MoCo citizens may register to testify at this public hearing --- you don't have to have written testimony but you may if you wish --- and the details are at http://www.montgomerycountydelegation.com/testify.html

Even if you just want to watch, it's usually very interesting.